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Post-Ferguson, Police Groups Work to Protect Military Surplus Access

Associations Now

Those events put a spotlight on a practice that has steadily increased in scope since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, yet had largely gone under the public radar: the transfer of military equipment, such as armored vehicles and assault rifles, from the Department of Defense to local police forces through the Pentagon’s 1033 program.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.18.18

Reid All About it

I’ve been transcribing my March 2001 journal from when I traveled via Amtrak Coast Starlight sleeper car from LA to Seattle… Did you know the Coast Starlight and Pacific Surfliner go right along the California coast? Louis (Association Chat). What to do when personal and professional commitments compete for your time. The Guardian ).